Programm:
Nachmittag:
13:00 Welcome and Introduction (Rainer Einzenberger, University of Vienna, Member of editorial board Advances in Southeast Asian Studies)
13:15-14:15 Lecture I:
- Georg Bauer: “Achieving Historical Unity? Forming New Narratives through the Revolution”
14:30-15:45 Afternoon Panel
- Thurein Naing (Central European University): “Amyo, Batha, Sasana, and Political Buddhism in Myanmar: Origins and Continuities”
- Aung Zaw Myo (Central European University): “Queer Spaces in the Spring Revolution”
- Su Myat Wai Hlaing (Central European University): “Opportunities and Threats in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution”
16:00-17:00 Lecture II:
- Geoffrey Aung: “Revolution and Re-enchantment: The Past and Present of Myanmar’s Radical Tradition"
Abend:
18:00 Keynote Session with Ma Thida (writer, activist, former political prisoner):
“Revolution Then and Now: Remembering 1988 in 2023”
18:30-19:30 Keynote Plenary Panel
Ma Thida, Nyein Chan May (Student, Activist, German Solidarity with Myanmar Democracy), Geoffrey Aung, Georg Bauer
Moderation: Johann Kneihs (Ö1)
Im Anschluss: Snacks und Getränke
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